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Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Younger Patients with Hematologic Malignancies or Myelodysplasia

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This phase I/II trial studies how well stem cell transplant from partially matched related donors works in treating younger patients with hematologic malignancies or myelodysplasia. Donor stem cell transplant is a procedure in which a patient receives blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) from a genetically similar, but not identical, donor. Ideally, patients undergoing donor stem cell transplant receive a stem cell graft from a matched sibling; however, less than 30% of patients will have such a donor. There is a high likelihood of being unable to identify a perfect matched unrelated donor. Stem cell transplant from a partially matched related donor may result in result in successful engraftment and rapid immune rebuilding while maintaining a low risk of graft versus host disease.